Night before Heist
Wish that night, I made you stay by my side. Wish I had held your hand. Wish I had gazed into your eyes a little longer.
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Smiling you winked and jumped onto the roof 'again. Patting the seat by your side, you asked me to join you "Lan Zhan! Come sit here". Oh Wei Ying, you need to stop sitting on my rooftop. Only if you knew what it meant!
Could I ever deny your any of your request? Ah my poor soul.
In seconds I join you and sit by your side. Your grin makes me wonder what made you so happy? Am I oblivious to something, Wei?
"Lan Zhan, this is such a beautiful night, don't you agree?"
"Hm"
"Come on Lan Zhan, be a little more exuberant, we're heading out for a battle tomorrow, I don't know what the outcomes going to be!" He turns to look at me and smiles "this could be the last time we are sitting together" at that my anger pikes up.
"Wei Ying!!!" Don't say that. Please.
"Hão de,Hão de. Lan Zhan, don't be such a sentimental soul" he teases me and I smile inwardly.
"Tomorrow the man who tormented all of us will meet his end. He hurt Jiang Cheng, Shijie, he destroyed what I used to call my home" he pauses looking at me "he hurt you".
A soft breeze embraces us and the tassel of his flute chimes.
"What's your flutes name?"
"Chenging" he replies warmly.
"It's..." I pause and don't comment further which peaks his interest. "Come on Lan Zhan, complete what you were saying!"
"No"
"Lan Zhan!"
"Hm"
"Fine don't say" he pouts, playing with his flute he sighs and reveals "I cultivated Chenging in that dark place. You remember the iron sword that we found in Muaxi Mountain?"
"Hm"
"I had the sword with me, it attracted all the resentful energy which enabled me to cultivate this" he brings it to his lips and plays a melodious tune and my heart sways with it.
"The path you're on, it's dangerous Wei Ying" I plead with him "It will affect your soul, your temper and...
heart" please Wei.
"Lan Zhan, I understand your concern but trust me, I am not following the demonic path. I am following what you Gusu clan follow. The path of music through Ghost Sorcery. I control the resentful spirits through music" he smiles and he shows me his Chenging.
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"You have to be at the state of utmost calmness when you control them, cause if not it can make a person delve into state of insanity, Wei Ying" the concern in my voice cannot be masked.
Turning to me, Wei looks into my eyes and pointing to himself he promises "Lan Zhan, I Wei Wuxian, your Wei Ying" he winks at me and my heart thuds "promise that I shall never choose the path of Demonic Sorcery. I will stay true to my roots and forever be fighting for justice".
Contended that I won't question him further he lays down on the roof and looks up at the aray of stars blanketing us "Lan Zhan"
"Hm" I continue to look at him and his dimples appear when he reminisces a memory from our past.
"This reminds me of a time when we were just like this on top of a roof in Gusu!" He grins.
"We were not sitting, we were fighting"I correct him and he whines "Lan Zhan! We were getting to know each other. That wasn't a fight. It was me just being me" he laughs "Sad that I don't have an Emperor's Smile right now. Oh, how I wish I could drink some".
The soft breeze continues to embrace us and his soft sigh is truly a melody to my ears. Watching the tassles of his Chenqing, I wish I could take it as a memory of him.
Watching him being calm, smiling and being carefree reminds me of our time together in Gusu. But the redness in his eyes reminds me that noting remains the same.
"Wei Ying, nothing remains permanent. Things change."
"Lan Zhan, you won't ever change, and that I know" he comments and my eyes seek his.
No Wei Ying, I have changed. For you, I have.
"Lan Zhan, I promise to never change" he smiles.
He turns to leave when I stop him "Wei Ying"
"Lan Zhan?"
"Let me help you, let me be by your side!"
The next question that he asks, I know my heart finally decided what it heeds to. "Lan Zhan, do you trust me?"
Inod "Yes, I do"
"Then Lan Zhan, stand by my side and protect me. Always" he winks and leaves.
I watch his red band flutter against the wind, his hair swaying and the last chime of his red tassle.
You never have to ask me to protect you Wei. I always will. Till the end of time. Heaven and Earth shall be the witness.
For eternity, this soul shall protect yours.
I know this chapter is short, but isn't it sweet? These two have such a lovely moment on that roof, I wish they would have shown us a little more of just Wei and Lan Zhan. So here, I wanted to write Lan Zhan's emotions when they have the conversation and Lan Zhan requests Wei to let him help Wei.
Pure love, ♡(> <)♡
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